CVE-2018-14718

Description

FasterXML jackson-databind 2.x before 2.9.7 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging failure to block the slf4j-ext class from polymorphic deserialization.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 14.75% Top 10%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00005.html third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6a78f88716c3c57aa74ec05764a37ab3874769a347805903b393b286%40%3Cdev.lucene.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/82b01bfb6787097427ce97cec6a7127e93718bc05d1efd5eaffc228f%40%3Cdev.lucene.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ba973114605d936be276ee6ce09dfbdbf78aa56f6cdc6e79bfa7b8df%40%3Cdev.lucene.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0782 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106601 vdb entry third party advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0877 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0959 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4452 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/May/68 third party advisory mailing list
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1782 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1797 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1822 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1823 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2804 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2858 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3002 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3140 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b0656d359c7d40ec9f39c8cc61bca66802ef9a2a12ee199f5b0c1442%40%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3149 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/519eb0fd45642dcecd9ff74cb3e71c20a4753f7d82e2f07864b5108f%40%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f9bc3e55f4e28d1dcd1a69aae6d53e609a758e34d2869b4d798e13cc%40%3Cissues.drill.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3892 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4037 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html third party advisory
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html third party advisory patch
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html third party advisory patch
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html third party advisory patch
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html third party advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190530-0003/ third party advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html third party advisory
https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/commit/87d29af25e82a249ea15858e2d4ecbf64091db44 third party advisory patch
https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/issues/2097 third party advisory patch
https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson/wiki/Jackson-Release-2.9.7 release notes third party advisory patch
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1d4a247329a8478073163567bbc8c8cb6b49c6bfc2bf58153a857af1%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-14718?
CVE-2018-14718 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-14718?
To fix CVE-2018-14718, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-14718 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-14718 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~15% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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